Welcome to CGWE

CGWE stands for C.G. Women’s Empowerment, in honor of the Founder's Grandmother, Cawwaaqe Guuttatta, and the thousands of women like her in Oromia, Ethiopia, who are systematically denied rights and resources, making it impossible to achieve economic security.

Through the "Dabaree” process, CGWE seeks to come alongside these women to help provide long-term solutions to their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

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Our Mission

CGWE empowers women to be key agents of change in their communities through Darabee, a traditional economic system of supportive cooperation

CGWE strives for a world in which violence and discrimination are eradicated through education and empowerment to make women key agents of change in their communities helping to end hunger and poverty.

Develop relations with government organizations, civil institutions, NPO/NGOs to further expand development.

The Oromian People

Ethiopia is one of the World's poorest countries. Out of a population of over 80 million people, 35 million people are living in abject poverty. About 44% of the population lives under the poverty line, more than 12 million people don’t have food available. On average, the people live on 25 cents a day.

The Oromia Region is the largest region in Ethiopia with similar socio-economic measures and comprises nearly half of the population in Ethiopia. The UNDP's Human Development Index (HDI) listings which arranges countries according to their overall level of human development, ranks Ethiopia 171st out of a total of 174 nations. The HDI is a composite index that measures life expectancy at birth, adult literacy rate, school enrollment ratio, and the GDP per capita.

Most Ethiopians live in rural areas with agriculture as their main occupation and about 80% of Ethiopians are dependent on agriculture as their main livelihood. Increased poverty, water scarcity, and food scarcity are some of the negative impacts that hit small-scale farmers.